I have buked the alphabetical order of our seating assignments and am now seated right up front at every single CPC lecture. This puts me in the exciting position of “teacher’s pet,” which makes me laugh. L.H. likes to make loud comments during presenters’ speeches, and when you’re sitting next to her you get to hear all her little outbursts of “It’s SO true!” and “I’m not sure about THAT!”

This course is, unfortunately, much less focused on magazines than books. Books got two weeks of lectures, magazines get one. Magazines are seen as flashes in the pan, while books are perennial. While it is a bit disappointing to have my topic of choice not be THE topic of choice, it also means that I have dramatically less compitition for speakers’ attention after their presentations are over. After each book speaker thanked us and weathered our applause, they would be quickly surrounded by a semi-circle of 20 to 30 students. Magazine presenters get a group of maybe 10. That’s just fine.

I’m tired these days, still recovering from the book workshop last week. I’ve taken two naps today, and am preparing to go to sleep early tonight. But I’m in full brain whore mode, asking every speaker what they know of magazine work on the west coast, and trying to keep my hair as tidy and presentable as possible.